lucylocket61
Expert
1) I did not mention over eating
2) overeating any food group will eventually take it toll.
1) I did not mention over eatingI thought there is a school of thought that it is, in some people, a build up of carbs over time that then go on to become a problem. So, yes a few carbs or occasionally, but constant, repeated over eating of them is best avoided by most.
Like with most things there is vast range between None and Too Many
My step mum got to 97 with no diabetes and a maintained an average weight
I think for most of her life she was pretty strict about 3 proper meals a day (mostly meat or fish and 2 or 3 veg), no snacking . She would allow 1 biscuit with a coffee, never cake except birthdays. Fairly little prepared stuff.. cooked most from scratch. it was just continuing habits from her childhood and wartime and she never fell into convenience food habits .Fruit was only when seasonal and cheap. Exotic meant rare and expensive, not peaches or strawberres all year round.
She brought up 3 boys who are all slim and nondiabetic and now in 70s.
When I look back I think those "old fashioned ways" might have been right.
No nuggets or chips in oils, little processed foods, it was OK to be hungry until next meal time etc
Today advertising and marketing sells us food they want us to buy, supermarkets don't provide just what we need and no more, they are continually pushing more into us.
Sorry.. went off on a rant...!
Carbs are not damaging for those who are not diabetics. Just a dairy products are not damaging for those who have no lactose intolerance, or nuts are great for those without a nut allergy.
I wish we could get past the thinking that carbs are bad for everyone, at all times.
It sounds rather like how I was brought up. My mum ate (and fed us!) that way all her life and lived to her mid 90s. I've slipped slightly as I've got older, but certainly haven't necessarily accepted or followed all the changes in dietary recommendations that we've had thrust upon us: e.g. low fat, constant snacks rather than 3 decent meals a day, and eating five a day fruit & veg. Which has held me in good stead when I started LCHF.My step mum got to 97 with no diabetes and a maintained an average weight
I think for most of her life she was pretty strict about 3 proper meals a day (mostly meat or fish and 2 or 3 veg), no snacking . She would allow 1 biscuit with a coffee, never cake except birthdays. Fairly little prepared stuff.. cooked most from scratch. it was just continuing habits from her childhood and wartime and she never fell into convenience food habits .Fruit was only when seasonal and cheap. Exotic meant rare and expensive, not peaches or strawberres all year round.
She brought up 3 boys who are all slim and nondiabetic and now in 70s.
When I look back I think those "old fashioned ways" might have been right.
No nuggets or chips in oils, little processed foods, it was OK to be hungry until next meal time etc
Today advertising and marketing sells us food they want us to buy, supermarkets don't provide just what we need and no more, they are continually pushing more into us.
Sorry.. went off on a rant...!
Christian Mortensen On his 115th birthday said "Friends, a good cigar, drinking lots of good water, no alcohol, staying positive and lots of singing will keep you alive for a long time"
Okinawa has the world's highest proportion of centenarians they mostly practice Hara hachi bun me which is a form of long term caloric restriction.
Christian Mortensen On his 115th birthday said "Friends, a good cigar, drinking lots of good water, no alcohol, staying positive and lots of singing will keep you alive for a long time"
Okinawa has the world's highest proportion of centenarians they mostly practice Hara hachi bun me which is a form of long term caloric restriction.
Read "the blue zone" by Dan Buettner "lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest". This tells you what centenarians in various geographical locations eat. NB I have no connection with the author or publishers etc.They seem to consume a lot of K2 in the form of natto. A stinky bowl of muck.
Read "the blue zone" by Dan Buettner "lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest". This tells you what centenarians in various geographical locations eat. NB I have no connection with the author or publishers etc.
Its also been debunked quite a few times.I've seen the site, but don't think I'd ever bother buying the book. Not my cup of tea reading wise. However, thanks for the suggestion.
Its also been debunked quite a few times.
The entire "blue zone" hypothesis.The book or the site?
I can remember filling out the questionnaire which I thought was very basic and rather poorly done. It all seemed rather rubbishy to me.
The entire "blue zone" hypothesis.
Whether you like it or not, the answer to "what do centenarians eat"? is here:https://www.npr.org/sections/thesal...diet-tips-from-the-blue-zones?t=1597325277402
Yes but only one at a time.Like vegetarians eat vegetables, do centenarians eat centuries?
This is fascinating. An interview with a man who studies them
By whom (apart from yourself), and on what grounds. Evidence please.Its also been debunked quite a few times.
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